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Definition of Curlews

Curlew
Curlew Cur"lew (k[^u]r"l[=u]), n. [F. courlieu, corlieu, courlis; perh. of imitative origin, but cf. OF. corlieus courier; L. currere to run + levis light.] (Zo["o]l.) A wading bird of the genus Numenius, remarkable for its long, slender, curved bill. Note: The common European curlew is N. arquatus. The long-billed (N. longirostris), the Hudsonian (N. Hudsonicus), and the Eskimo curlew (N. borealis, are American species. The name is said to imitate the note of the European species. Curlew Jack (Zo["o]l.) the whimbrel or lesser curlew. Curlew sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), a sandpiper (Tringa ferruginea, or subarquata), common in Europe, rare in America, resembling a curlew in having a long, curved bill. See Illustation in Appendix.

Meaning of Curlews from wikipedia

- Eurasian curlews still breeding in Ireland, raising concerns that the bird will become extinct in that country. The stone-curlews are not true curlews (family...
- Eurasian curlew or common curlew (Numenius arquata) is a very large wader in the family Scolopacidae. It is one of the most widespread of the curlews, breeding...
- plover in its own family Pluvianellidae. The stone-curlews are not closely related to the curlews, genus Numenius, that belong to the sandpiper family...
- The Curlew is a song cycle by Peter Warlock on poems by W. B. Yeats. It is generally considered one of the composer's finest works. It was written between...
- little curlew, doe-bird, and doughbird. These last two names come from its fatness during early migration south. Eskimo curlews are small curlews, about...
- pattern of the slender-billed curlew would be hard to make out in the field. This species shows more white than other curlews; however, the white underwing...
- Gr**** noumenios, a bird mentioned by Hesychius. It is ****ociated with the curlews because it appears to be derived from neos, "new", and mene, "moon", referring...
- Eurasian stone-curlew is largely nocturnal, particularly when singing its loud wailing songs, which are reminiscent of that of curlews. Food consists...
- USS Curlew may refer to one of four ships of the United States Navy named for the Curlew: Curlew (steamboat), merchant propeller steamer, Union Navy gunboat...
- Last of the Curlews is a novel, a fictionalized account of the life of the last Eskimo curlew. It was written by Fred Bodsworth, a Canadian newspaper...